#263 January/February 2022

DEAR READER

LOVE FOR EVERY BODY
Body Positivity: Helping Children Love and Appreciate Their Bodies
by Donna Rafanello

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD
Strengthening the Public Input Process for the Child Care and Development Fund
by Lynette M. Fraga and Diane Girouard

SEAS OF CHANGE
Helping Staff Navigate Change
by Barbara Kaiser and Judy Sklar Rasminsky

BEAUTY AND WONDER
Deeper Dimensions of Beauty
by Ruth Wilson

CURIOSITY, COMPASSION, COURAGE
Collaboration for Community Impact
by Jamie Bonczyk and Hannah Riddle de Rojas

FOCUS ON: LOVE

• Professional Love: The Heart of Our Work
  by Carol Garboden Murray
• Bringing Love to the Young Children in Your Care
  by John Surr
• Loving Care for Infants and Their Families
  by Heather Fox
• The Science of Love in Early Care and Education
  by Laura A. Jana
• What’s Love Got to Do With It?
  by Amy David

READING MATTERS
It’s All Around: Celebrating Children’s Books about Love
by Jean Dugan

MINDBENDERS

CONNECTION AND CARE
Continuity of Care: The Community College Connection
by Eliza Dean

SELF-CARE
The Self-Care Problem-Solving Pathway
by Jennifer Baumgartner and Ingrid Anderson

BUSY BEES
The Honeycomb Hypothesis: A Fresh Perspective on the Color Orange for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos
by Sandra Duncan

COLORISM
Combating Colorism in our Programs and our Work
by Francis Wardle

EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
Even Superheroes Need Support: Emotional Intelligence for Early Childhood Educators
by Donna Housman

FOR-PROFIT STATUS REPORT
Thirty-Fifth Annual Status Report on For-Profit Child Care
by Kathy Ligon and Tiffany Peckham

COVER STORY
Unpacking “Child-Centered”: Reimagining Early Childhood Through African and Indigenous Lenses
by Rukia Monique Rogers

PICTURE THIS
Read with Me: Engaging Strategies for Picture Books
by Rebecca Curtis and Lauri Etheridge

BRIDGING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE
A Case for a Comprehensive System for Family Engagement
by Teresa S. McKay

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